Category Archives: Alberta
Triple murderer Saretzky sentenced to life, no parole for 75 years
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - An Alberta man who butchered a father, his two-year-old daughter and a woman will be approaching his 100th birthday before he is eligible to apply for parole after being sentenced ...
Aug 09, 2017
Union of Correctional Services sounds the alarm on opioids
EDMONTON – Union officials say opioids are spreading to prisons and that’s putting prison guards at risk. Jason Godin, president of the Union of Correctional Services states that officers ...
Aug 09, 2017
ASIRT probes death of woman in Edmonton after arrest
EDMONTON – Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a woman who was held in custody in Edmonton. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says Edmonton police arrested the...
Aug 09, 2017
Nine-year-old girl killed, three others hurt in crash near Medicine Hat
DUNMORE- A 12-year-old girl involved in a deadly crash east of Dunmore is still in critical condition, according to police. The crash took place on Monday afternoon, just before 4 p.m. at the intersec...
Aug 08, 2017
Driving lesson in Calgary ends with crash through barrier onto train platform
CALGARY - A woman’s driving lesson in Calgary ended abruptly when the vehicle she was driving left a parking lot, crashed through a barrier and landed metres below onto a train platform. Police ...
Aug 06, 2017
Edmonton hit with heavy rain
EDMONTON- A rainstorm in Edmonton has flooded some areas in the south and east parts of the city. The city reports that some intersections were under water when the storm hit yesterday afternoon and t...
Aug 06, 2017
More charges laid against Edmonton man accused of possessing child porn
EDMONTON – Police officers have laid more sex assault and luring charges against an Edmonton man they say was posing as a member of the Catholic clergy. Alberta’s Internet Child Exploitati...
Aug 04, 2017
Alberta man convicted of sex attack on Indigenous woman loses bid for mistrial
EDMONTON - An Alberta man convicted of the brutal sex attack of an Indigenous woman whom the Crown had jailed to ensure her testimony has lost a bid for a mistrial. Lance David Blanchard was found gui...
Aug 04, 2017
November 2018 trial date set for man accused in deaths of woman and her daughter
CALGARY - A three-week jury trial for a man accused of killing a Calgary woman and her five-year-old daughter is scheduled to begin in November 2018. Edward Downey is pleading not guilty to two counts...
Aug 04, 2017
Trial date set for man accused in shooting of Stampeder Mylan Hicks
CALGARY - A December 2018 trial date has been set for a man charged in the shooting death of a Canadian Football League player last year. Nelson Tony Lugela has pleaded not guilty to a charge of secon...
Aug 04, 2017